offices Monday to recognize the
contributions of the university
community.

President Charles Steger made
the announcement Wednesday on the VT
website. The announcement says the
University wants to "express
appreciation for the countless
extraordinary and heroic efforts in
response to the AJ/Norris tragedy."

All non-essential employees
will get the day off. The University
says it will be up to supervisors and
managers to decide on staffing
requirements to cover essential
services.
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how Roanoke is marking Jamestown's
anniversary.
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But first, vice President Dick Cheney
makes a surprise trip to Iraq. We'll
tell you what he saw when News 7 at
Noon continues.
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EXPLORING OUR CONNECTION WITH JAMESTOWN
WE THOUGHT THERE REALLY IS NO
CONNECTION. AND WE THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT
OUR ROOTS WERE AND HOW ROANOKE WAS
CHANGED FROM BIG LICK TO ROANOKE AND
THAT WAS THE COMING OF THE RAILROAD
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The celebration will kick off
this weekend with a railroad festival
at the O. Winston Link Museum.
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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was
DOWN two points. The NASDAQ has lost
10.
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SOFT MUSIC UNDER Coming up after the break, we'll
tell you how one father and son is
taking a different approach to stop the
whaling industry.

edge they can. Hendrick cars have
found plenty this season accouting for
7 wins in 10 races. Jeff Gordon has 2
of those to go with 5 poles, while
Jimmie Johnson has visited victory lane
4 times, and Kyle Busch once.

While the trio has done its
talking on the track, there has been
plenty said about why the Hendrick
organization has been so stout.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR/12th in Nextel Cup
Points:

CARL EDWARDS/11th in Nextel Cup Points:

JEFF BURTON/15th in Nextel Cup Points:

Greg Biffle will try to derail the
Hendrick train as he goes after his 3rd
consecutive win at Darlington. But he
knows that an abundance of preparation,
talent, and luck is tough to beat.